Adipose tissue in addition to its ability to keep lipids is now recognized as a real organ with
both metabolic and endocrine functions. Recent studies demonstrated that in obese animals …

The number of cancer cases caused by being obese is estimated to be 20% with the
increased risk of malignancies being influenced by diet, weight change, and body fat …

Purpose There is growing evidence that inflammation is a central and reversible mechanism
through which obesity promotes cancer risk and progression. Methods We review recent …

Obesity constitutes one of the most important metabolic diseases being associated to insulin
resistance development and increased cardiovascular risk. Association between obesity …

Overweight and obesity are health problems of epidemic proportions, increasing the risk not
only of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus but also of various types of …

Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, confers increased risk for multiple serious conditions,
including cancer, and is increasingly recognized as a growing cause of preventable cancer …

Obesity and its associated metabolic dysregulation are established risk factors for many
cancers. However, the biologic mechanisms underlying this relationship remain …

Nowadays, obesity is considered as a serious and growing global health problem. It is
documented that the overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a series of …

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades, reaching epidemic
proportions. It is becoming clear that obesity is associated not only with type 2 diabetes …

Obesity is a problem of epidemic proportions in many developed nations. Increased body
mass index and obesity are associated with a significantly worse outcome for many cancers …